Dhobi Ghat

The best thing about the movie is that it is a snapshot of the happenings in the lives of the characters of the movie. This movie neither starts nor ends. The promos showed some promise with some excellent music. The movie might have fallen below par as all that promised in the movie wasn't actually shown. The parallel 'documentary' must have raised some eyebrows but what was different was the way the idea was conceived, i.e. through tapes. The end was tragic for the protagonist in the tapes though, but it was the same for the other 'live' characters in the movie too. Nobody actually got what they were looking for, and probably so did the audiences. Nevertheless, I liked the movie for the way it was pursued and an off-track story-telling experience. I know this won't make sense, but neither did the movie for most of the audience. I was a pretty satisfied person but could hear buzzes about how stupid the movie was. This was of course from people who were expecting some masala from the movie. This movie is a must watch for art-lovers as they can easily relate to the ideas the director wants to portray. Masala-seeking audience will be for-sure disappointed as there were no songs. I personally wanted to watch the movie because the music in the promo was really promising. Nonetheless, a one-time watch movie. Full marks to Prateik Babbar. Aamir Khan was a bit too professional in a not-so-demanding role. The newbies did a great job too!

Rating: 3.5